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An alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings was extradited from Pakistan to Indonesia today, after his arrest in the town where Osama bin Laden was killed, a security official said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indonesia’s counter-terrorism agency chief Ansyaad Mbai confirmed that Umar Patek had arrived under tight security <\/strong>after an overnight flight from Pakistan, and ahead of an expected trial on terrorism-related charges.<\/p>\n

Patek is expected to face trial over attacks including the Bali bombings that killed 202 people and Christmas Eve church bombings that killed 19 people in 2000, the counter-terrorism chief said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fatalities in the bombings of tourist bars and nightclubs on the resort island of Bali, which thrust Muslim-majority Indonesia into the front lines of the “war on terror”, included 88 Australian holidaymakers.<\/p>\n

Police say Patek, 41, worked closely with the attack’s mastermind, Indonesian extremist Dulmatin, and built the massive bombs that flattened several buildings along the Kuta beach tourist strip.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Officials said murder could be the most serious crime he is charged with, as his alleged crimes were committed before the Southeast Asian archipelago passed its tough anti-terrorism law. <\/strong>Even so, he could still face the death penalty.<\/p>\n

Indonesian police killed Dulmatin last year and three of his Bali accomplices were executed by firing squad in 2008.<\/strong> Until his arrest Patek was the last “big fish” still at large over the Bali bombings.<\/p>\n

The Bali attack was the work of Al-Qaeda-linked regional extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah, and Indonesian officials are hoping Patek will give valuable information on JI and other Southeast Asian terror networks.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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